Jane’s Addiction is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1985. The band consists of Perry Farrell (vocals), Dave Navarro (guitar), Stephen Perkins (drums) and Chris Chaney (bass).
Founded by Farrell and bass guitarist Eric Avery, following the disintegration of Farrell’s previous band Psi Com, Jane’s Addiction was one of the first bands from the early 1990s alternative rock movement to gain both mainstream media attention and commercial success in the United States. The band’s first two studio albums, Nothing’s Shocking (1988) and Ritual de lo Habitual (1990), were released to widespread critical acclaim, and an increasing cult fanbase. As a result, Jane’s Addiction became icons of what Farrell dubbed the “Alternative Nation.” The band’s initial farewell tour, in 1991, launched the first Lollapalooza, which has since become a perennial alternative rock festival.
The band briefly reunited in 1997, with Flea, of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, replacing Avery on bass guitar. In 2001, a second reunion took place, with Martyn LeNoble – and later Chris Chaney – occupying the role of bass guitarist. In 2003, the band released its third studio album, Strays, before dissolving again the following year. – wikipedia

Managed to catch Jane’s Addiction in Melbourne at the Metro back in September 1991, a full on stage show that was full of the chaos that makes Jane’s Addiction, Jane’s Addiction.

* Important information about contaminated meat (2012-Mar-01) [ASADA]Australian athletes competing or training in China, Mexico, and countries in the European Union (EU) should be aware of important information released by international anti-doping organisations regarding clenbuterol.

❝ Technical Cheating
… The question is, “When does performance advantage become technical cheating?” To prevent technical cheating, a strong adherence to the regulations, a strong interpretation of the spirit of the sport, coupled with UCI’s open communication with teams and manufacturers of cycling equipment is desirable. A clear, unambiguous set of technical rules are critically important for this aspect of the sport. They require continuous review and update, given the pace of technological development.
The Commission was told of varying efforts to cheat the technical rules, including using motors in frames. This particular issue was taken seriously, especially by top riders, and was not dismissed as being
isolated. Other forms of cheating were explained, relating to frames construction, saddle specifications, and the wearing of illegal clothing and apparel. One interviewee alleged that another had heated a cycling track to elicit an advantage to the home team, by enabling them to use more advantageous tyres. … ❞
— p.85 Cycling Independent Reform Commission report [PDF] (2015-Mar-09) [UCI]

❝ Allegations of motors in bikes cropped up in 2010 when former professional Davide Cassani appeared in a video and showed a bike featuring what he said was a hidden motor in the seat tube.
That video contained footage of Fabian Cancellara’s victorious performances in Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders, two races he dominated. Cassani appeared to be claiming that the Swiss rider may have used such a motor in his successes.
Cancellara denied this, telling the Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad that the claims were ‘so stupid I’m speechless.’ ❞
— Cookson on motors in bikes: “Our information is this is a very real possibility” (2015-Mar-27) [CyclingtTps]

❝ “I think we gave a pretty strong sign at the weekend that we are aware that this is a potential problem, that we are not going to stand idly by and let it damage and destroy our sport in the way that doping did,” he said, referring to the San Remo checks.
“We are going to seek any means necessary, including the support of local police, to check up on this.
“That would not just include bikes at the finish. It could include bikes that were used mid-race and then put on top of team cars, etcetera. We have got a new technical cheating rule in the handbook this year and we intend to make sure that we follow it. ❞ {Brian Cookson, UCI President}
— Cookson on motors in bikes: “Our information is this is a very real possibility” (2015-Mar-27) [CyclingtTps]

For our April challenge we will read Historical Fiction – but it’s Historical Fiction with a difference!
a) Historical Fiction which is set in Australia
b) Historical Romance
c) Historical Mystery
As a bonus part of the challenge, make sure each of them is by an Australian author, but we won’t hold it against you if you don’t/can’t;)The criteria is to read a minimum of two (2) this month.

Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting located in the past. Historical fiction can be an ambiguous term: frequently it is used as a synonym for describing the historical novel; however, the term can be applied to works in other narrative formats … Lynda Adamson, in her preface to the bibliographic reference work World Historical Fiction, states that while a “generally accepted definition” for the historical novel is a novel “about a time period at least 25 years before it was written”. — wikipedia

Mar 25, 2015Dwars door Vlaanderen (English: Across Flanders) is a Flanders Classics road bicycle race, which as from 2013 will count as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. Traditionally, it is the start of the Flemish cycling week, with Gent–Wevelgem (before 2010 the Brabantse Pijl instead of Gent–Wevelgem), the Three Days of De Panne and the Tour of Flanders. Dwars door Vlaanderen has always been contested on a Wednesday, a week and a half before the Tour of Flanders. The finish is always in Waregem. The race was first run in 1945 and the race has been every year since, with the exception of 1971. The race was previously named Dwars door België (English: Across Belgium). In the years 1945–1946 and 1948–1964, the race was run as a stage-race over two days; in 1947 and since 1965, it has been held as a one-day race. — wikipedia [ Europe Tour 1.HC | BEL] #DDV